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If only you had cool rims like me. I do love the valence though, nicest ones for our trucks.
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Yeap, would be perfect for an air to air. What exchanger are you using dave?
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Not quite done installing, but got these in the mail today. 80$ to the door. Hopefully will drop my IAT"2" temps in traffic by at least 30 degrees. Hopefully this will cool the intake temps and will also indirectly help coolant / ECT temps. I'm a bit concerned with how close together all the radiators, coolers, heat exchangers are, but not much i can do unless ibd wants to sell his piaa front valance haha. Lightning valance would have plenty of airflow but would look aweful.
Today it hit 93 and the truck felt it. After 2 summers with the s/c im going to say that extra cooling capacity is a must. Our trucks stock cooling system sucks when you throw boost at it.
Today it hit 93 and the truck felt it. After 2 summers with the s/c im going to say that extra cooling capacity is a must. Our trucks stock cooling system sucks when you throw boost at it.
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I'll just rig it up to a switch for now, ill probably put the switch in that useless cubby untill i think of something more clever. I drive with my x4 plugged in often so i can see all the temps and adjust as needed.
Thermostat would be cool, but not sure that im electrically inclined enough to do that lol, and i wouldn't trust it. Ideally id want it to turn on if IAT2 temps hit above 120 and speeds are below 45. Maybe ibd can help lol
Thermostat would be cool, but not sure that im electrically inclined enough to do that lol, and i wouldn't trust it. Ideally id want it to turn on if IAT2 temps hit above 120 and speeds are below 45. Maybe ibd can help lol
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It's going to be tough to explain in words, there are alot of weird size hoses for the I/C system. I'll see if i can dig up some pics of the plumbing. If you want i can just send over a quick video if your curious for your build.
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I'll just rig it up to a switch for now, ill probably put the switch in that useless cubby untill i think of something more clever. I drive with my x4 plugged in often so i can see all the temps and adjust as needed.
Thermostat would be cool, but not sure that im electrically inclined enough to do that lol, and i wouldn't trust it. Ideally id want it to turn on if IAT2 temps hit above 120 and speeds are below 45. Maybe ibd can help lol
So..seeing two people have issues, the thermostats can be tricky. A switch probably is best for now and keep an eye on those temps running it the first couple times. The factory temp gauge isn't the most accurate